recurrent cytomegalovirus retinitis in a patient with leukemia on maintenance chemotherapy

Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in a Patient with Leukemia on Maintenance Chemotherapy

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Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in a Patient with Leukemia on Maintenance Chemotherapy

A 14-year-old boy, known case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on maintenance treatment presented with visual loss in lower half of visual field. Laboratory tests showed pancytopenia. ALL Relapse was ruled out by bone marrow aspiration. An ophthalmologic consultation was done and a diagnosis of “CMV retinitis” was made. CMV-PCR was positive with 3,000,000 copies/ml. CTscan of chest and abd...

Occurrence of Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer after Chemotherapy

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in a patient with secondary acute lymphosarcoma leukemia undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

RATIONALE Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is a common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients, which may lead to blindness. CMV retinitis is not an uncommon infectious disease in patients with immune regulatory abnormalities, for example, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. However, CMV retinitis in a patient with acute lymphosarcoma leukemia (ALL) undergoing allogeneic h...

Bilateral Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Rheumatic diseases are not commonly associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. We report a case of bilateral CMV retinitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who was undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease. The CMV retinitis in this patient was associated with combined azathioprine and low-dose corticosteroid therapy ...

Cytomegalovirus colitis after systemic chemotherapy in a patient with recurrent colon cancer: A case report

INTRODUCTION The occurrence of cytomegalovirus colitis is well known in immunosuppressed patients, such as neoplastic patients following chemotherapy, although its exact etiology remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of cytomegalovirus colitis occurring in a 77-year-old man with vomiting and diarrhea 2 weeks after initial systemic chemotherapy consisting of 5-fluorouracil, leuc...